Swing.



no. 733,9i3.

UNITED STATES Tatented Zl'uly 14, 1903.

PATENT OFFIC EMIL F. MILLER, OF MENDOTA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANKHENNING AND JACOB HUSS, MENDOTA, ILLINOIS.

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,913, dated July 14,1903.

Application filed September 2'7, 1902. erial no. 125,074. (No model.)' 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMIL F. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mendota, in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Swings; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to swings having chairs hung from a frame andadapted to be put in motion by the occupants exertingpressure on theback and foot rest.

' The object of the invention is to form an improved swing of the kindstated.

A further object is to so form such a swing that the seats will not tipwhen swung.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the swing. Fig. 2 is a detail in side elevation,showing a childs bed-platform hung between the seats. Referringspecifically to the drawings, 6

indicates the wooden sills on which the swing is supported. The seats 7areoppositelydisposed, as usual in swings of this kind, and are hung byhangers 8 to swing fromand between rectangular frames 9, which in turnare swingingly hung by hangers 10 from supports 11 on the sills. Thesesupports are conveniently formed of tubing bent to circular form, asshown, and supported upon the sills by castings 11, which are braced andspaced by cross-rods 11.

The hangers 10 extend from the top of the supports 11 to the bottom ofthe frames 9, and the hangers 8 extend from the top of the frames 9across underthe frames of the seats '7, loose or pivotal joints beingformed between the hangers and the supports and frame to permit thedesired swing, as will be understood. In consequence of thisconstruction the chairs are hung by the hangers S to swing or rock withrespect to the frames 9 and also by means of the hangers 10 to swingwith respect to the supports 11, whereby during the operation of thedevice the seats will remain level. Furthermore, in case it is notdesired to use the device as a whole 5 5'. the seats can be actuatedupon the hangers 8 to give a short swing or rock without movement of thesupporting-frames 9. The seats are provided with suitable backs 7 andarms 7". .The frames 9 are braced under the seats by cross-rods 9 and bycross-rods 9 at the bottom. 7

The foot-rest is formed of side bars 12. and wooden slats 13 between,the ends of the cross bars being pivotally joined to the frames 9, as bybolts 12. The foot-rest is adjustable vertically to suit the users ofthe swing by means of a series of holes 12 in the frame to receive saidbolts. The foot-rest and its frames 12 are arched or inclined up wardlyfrom both ends to the middle, so as to give a better foothold forpushing the swing than if the foot-rest were level.

A canopy is indicated at 14, supported by standards 15, rising from thecircular supports. To assist the swinging operation, I employ springs16, joined to the seat-frame and the frames of the foot-rest, Whichserve by their extension during the swinging operation to assist thecontinuation thereof.

The construction described whereby the seats are permitted to hangloosely and swing in their supporting-frame avoids racking or strain onthe frame and because the seats remain level the swing may be safelyused by children, as they are not caused to fall out. Each seat may beused independently, if desired, to swing in its own pair of supportingframes.

Stops to safely limit the movement of the. swing are formed by slottedpieces 17, which are pivoted to the frames 9, and the slots receive pins12 on the foot-platform 12. The chairs will not swing beyond thedistance allowed by the movement of the pins in the 5 slots.

To form a childs bed in connection with the seats I use a removableplatform 18, having hooks 1S at the ends, which may be hooked over therods 18 under the front edge too of the chair-seats. The platform is ofsufficient length to spread the chairs enough to bring them from theirnormal tilted position to a substantially level position, as shown inFig. 2. A comfortable swinging bed for a child may thus be made.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A swinging chair having at each side supporting means comprising astationary support, a pair of hangers pivoted at the top to saidsupport, a frame pivotally connected at the bottom to said hangers, andanother pair of hangers pivoted at the top to the frame and at thebottom to the chair.

2. The combination in a swing, of the supports, hangers swingingly hungtherefrom, chair-frames pivotally connected to the hangers,oppositely-disposed chairs swingingly EMIL F. MILLER.

Witnesses:

E. A. WALKER, B. J. FEIH.

